Faithorn Township
Menominee County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Faithorn Township is a jurisdiction in Menominee County, Michigan, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
- Phone
- 906-438-2341
- Department Site
- Faithorn Township Hall (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Faithorn TownshipW8508 Co. Rd. 577
Faithorn, MI 49892
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed via official menomineecountymi.gov: Township Supervisor Ann Marie Gurgall, 906-438-2284; Clerk Katheen Wash-Branz, 906-438-2221; Assessor via BPS Assessing (Brent Desjarlais), 906-753-4387. Per the same official county site, Faithorn Township is NOT among the seven townships (Cedarville, Ingallston, Lake, Mellen, Stephenson, Harris) plus Village of Powers that have their own zoning ordinances administered by Menominee County - so its zoning status is unclear/possibly unzoned. Menominee County's Building Codes Department (906-863-7779, Menominee County Courthouse, 839 10th Avenue, Menominee, MI 49858; alternate contact Inspector Todd Rye, 906-290-2021, S904 US HWY 41, Stephenson, MI 49887) likely handles building-code permitting county-wide regardless of zoning status, but coverage specifically for Faithorn Township was not explicitly confirmed - hedge accordingly; not populated into the structured permit-department fields for that reason.
What You Need Before Applying for a Permit
Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Faithorn Township's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.
Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.
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